Reuniting the Universes(#wattys2015)

Green Ash Fish

So they headed to the Endless Tides Ocean. Arthur and Uncle Jack opened up their clothes and dived in. Oz followed and dived in her casual clothes. They were struggling real hard to swim to the centre since the big waves constantly swept them back again and again. So they decided to go down under and dive for as long as possible.

Considering age factor, Jackswell began to fall behind. "Go on without me! I'll swim back to shore! Guess I'm too old for this kind of stuff." Those were the last words of Uncle Jack. Then splashes can be heard from far away. The two other continued on and finally made it to the center. After taking a gigantic breath, they dived under to the abyssal parts of the ocean. They were finding algae when a school of blue ash fish swam above them. Arthur signaled Oz and they followed the blue ash fish.

Once they reached the school, Arthur swam above and spotted the green one. He tried to get hold of its tail, but the fish beside them released ash-like powder to Arthur, making him starting to choke. So he and Oz swam up to the surface. "Now I know why they're called so. Those powder thingy got stuck in my lungs now I can't hold my breath for long. " he said, coughing. "You must be talking about the blue ash fish, eh mate?" A voice from behind alerted Arthur. He turned  around and saw his uncle along with an old man on a small rowing boat.

"Brought you some help, Arthur." Uncle Jack said, handing each kid a mask. "That mask will help y'all avoid ashes mate! Now ahoy! Off we go!"the old man chuckled and steered its boat away to shore. A wave of hand could be seen in the last second before Arthur and Oz dived in again. They searched again. In a few seconds, another school of that of a blue ash fish swam by. Arthur immediately caught hold of the green ash fish. As before, the surroundings began to spray powders but Arthur and Oz yield no signs of being disturbed. Once Oz got its mouth, they both swam up with the fish on their tiny hands.

The fish was about the size of a toddler. It has beautiful green emerald scales. It has two rows of razor sharp teeth, which explains why Oz now has sore hands with zigzag patterns. They brought the fish to shore and open its mouth wide. A blue scroll was hidden inside. Oz took it and let go of the fish...

To be continued...